KNAVERY

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KNAVERY

knavery \NEY-vuh-ree\ , noun;

1. Unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery.

2. Action or practice characteristic of a knave

3. A knavish act or practice.

 

Quotes: 

 

"Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is best in the long run."

-- Aesop, Aesop's Fables

 

 

"Yes, I took the brunt of it but not because there was a ballot on it but because I know knavery when I see knavery. Plus underhandedness and mischief."

-- Gordon Lish, Collected Fictions

 

Origin:

Originally from the German word knabe meaning “boy or lad,” knavery has been used to imply deceitful intentions since the 1200s.

I like the word, "knavery."

chris